Conclusions of the Europatat 2024 Congress on European potato trade

The Europatat 2024 Congress, taking place on 24 May 2024 at the Radisson Collection Hotel Grand Place Brussels (Belgium), will provide industry participants with a platform to explore the evolving situation in the potato sector. The final program of the event included sessions on key issues and trends, and renowned experts expressed their views on the further development of potato production and trade in Europe.

Final programme and speaker’s line up:
 

• 10:30h – 11:30h: ADAPT session
• 11.45h – 13.00h: Opening session & Keynote speech
  • Welcome by Moderator: Rose O’Donovan, EU agri journalist and Editor of AGRA FACTS
  • Opening speech by Tigran Richter, President of Europatat
  • “How to stay relevant for people and society tomorrow and the day after tomorrow”, keynote speech by Rik Vera, Author, futurologist, business philosopher and keynote speaker
    
     
• 13:00h – 14:30h: Presentation by Platinum Sponsor followed by networking lunch
  • “MELENDEZ X RE EVOLUTION” by Sergio Calvo, Chief information Officer Patatas Meléndez
• 14:30h – 15:55h: Focus session “European Potato Trade in 2030: a sector in transition”
  • Introductory speech by Pierre Bascou, Director for Markets and acting Deputy Director-General for Markets and International at DG Agri – European Commission
  • Panel discussion with the participation of:
    • Klaus Berend, Director for the Directorate Food Safety, Sustainability and Innovation at DG Sante – European Commission
    • Lieven Van Waes, Agronomist / Senior Policy Advisor at the Flemish Agency for Agriculture and Fisheries in
    • Erika den Daas, Manager Director at Meijer Potato
    • Santiago Campos Martinez, Policy Advisor at ASAJA Brussels Office to the EU